In the morning we had a dead calm but stormy breeze, with thunder and lightning. After 5 The length of the watches was measured using an hourglass filled with sand. Each watch consisted of 8 half-hour glasses, marked by bells. glasses of the morning watch had passed we had a light breeze from the SSE. There was a gentle breeze from the SSE in the forenoon and good weather. At noon our estimated compound course and covered distance of the last twenty four hours was ESE ½ S 8 miles coming down to the estimated north latitude of 6º53’ Longitude 3º46’ and an actual north latitude of 6º59’. In the afternoon, evening and night there was a gentle SSE to S by W wind, mostly calm. We had a stormy sky with lightning and heavily clouded sky till morning.

